Base Camp Coffee, a family affair

The Chatfield family is making a name for themselves in the Silver Valley.

State probes Flathead septic dumping case

A Columbia Falls man is expected to face charges for pumping raw sewage into the Flathead River last month.

Graham Creek camping area reopens to public

Originally closed in late July due to frequent black bear encounters

No guarantees, but for now, the bears are gone.

Hunt still on for suspects in ransacking of Chicago stores

CHICAGO (AP) — The summer night when crowds descended on downtown Chicago, shattered store windows and poured inside the gaping holes to grab as much merchandise as they could carry away is a distant memory to many in the city.

Hunt still on for suspects in ransacking of Chicago stores

CHICAGO (AP) — The summer night when crowds descended on downtown Chicago, shattered store windows and poured inside the gaping holes to grab as much merchandise as they could carry away is a distant memory to many in the city.

Amazon unveils shopping cart that knows what you're buying

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has a new cure for long supermarket lines: a smart shopping cart.

Amazon unveils shopping cart that knows what you're buying

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has a new cure for long supermarket lines: a smart shopping cart.

Amazon unveils shopping cart that knows what you're buying

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has a new cure for long supermarket lines: a smart shopping cart.

Amazon unveils shopping cart that knows what you're buying

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon has a new cure for long supermarket lines: a smart shopping cart.

Community rep has a history with manmade disasters, dumps

When the proposed action for the Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. Superfund site is released this spring, the community will have a team with solid experience in Superfund sites and manmade disasters to answer their questions and give technical advice.

Cheap flights, ample free attractions make New York City hot this summer

If you've never been to Manhattan, you may think vacationing there this summer would be a hot, expensive proposition. If you've taken

Talent on display for monthly Gallery Night event

The Whitefish art community hosts an evening of featured artist exhibitions the first Thursday of the month.

Whitefish Pottery changing course at 25 years

Tom Gilfillan wants to focus on his own artistic projects.

Tasting in the Willamette

Mary and I just returned from the Oregon Coast after a Lancaster family reunion. We broke away from our time with family to go and visit a couple of our favorite producers in the Willamette Valley, a premier wine region that I am mildly embarrassed to admit we have never visited. It was our kind of tasting, too. We visited only three locations, two for one winery and one for another. It was an off-day Friday on an off-weekend with no big special events going on.

What recession?

Shoppers eat up Black Friday deals

For one day at least, you could almost imagine the recession never happened. Millions of the nation's shoppers braved rain and cold to crowd stores while others grabbed online bargains on what could be the busiest Black Friday ever.

Cyr's Bonnie Goodrich is featured quilter at fair

"American Country" will be the theme of the 22nd annual quilt show held by the Cabin Fever Quilters of Mineral County on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 4 and 5. This popular attraction is held in conjunction with the Mineral County Fair in Superior which is Aug. 3-5.

Legals for April, 9 2021

Strip zoning

Last Monday, I spoke to the Whitefish City Council in opposition to the changes proposed for the WB-2 Zone which would "increase the number of allowed permitted uses to include convenience stores, sporting goods stores, personal services, etc., and the allowed conditional uses to include department and discount retail stores, as well as shopping malls and shopping centers, including general retail within."

Bombastic Brewing celebrates multi-state expansion

Bombastic Brewing is going big time.

Basin Street Barbershop owner looks to become part of the community

EPHRATA — Cheryl Scott heard a lot of people saying they wanted an affordable, convenient haircut — and that’s what she set out to provide when she opened Basin Street Barber Shop this past July 15. “A lot of places in town take appointments,” she said. “And the feedback that I’ve received is a lot of people don’t like appointments, so therefore, I structured my business ‘No appointment needed.’” Scott, who owns the shop, said she set her costs low to be affordable and since it’s just her and a part-time barber working the shop, it makes it convenient and affordable for customers. She offers them simple barber services such as the expected haircuts, beard trims, straight razor shaves and flat tops. “I’m a basic, traditional barbershop. Nothing fancy. I don’t do lineups or anything like that, or designs. I wanted to offer the community something affordable with the price of everything else going up,” she said.